Another Miss Geico 29 Build...

[lt130th]

I've been thinking about your crash. Is there any play in the steering rod and rudder attachment? Might that cause some issues with stability at high speed?

That would be an issue, but this rudder is very firm & tight. The cause of this crash was CG being too far back, & it being a V1 hull with non-blueprinted sponsons.

[Tamelesstgr]

So are you going to be repairing this hull?

[lt130th]

So are you going to be repairing this hull?

Yep! Have to tape the outside, and clamp the upper and lower halves together. I'll epoxy a strip of carbon fiber cloth over the seam on the inside. Then fill the tips and front deck seam with an epoxy pour. I'll pour a good layer of epoxy down the other side of the hull, to help bond that seam. Then I'll fill the whole front cavity with two-part expanding foam. I'll pull off the tape covering the epoxy-filled gap in the seam and go over the epoxy with some gelcoat on to smooth out the exterior. I'll blueprint the ride pads, and paint them white. Next, I'll lightly wetsand the deck, throw some checkered vinyl wraps down each side of the hull to cover the crack repair, and lay a few coats of U-Pol Clear#1 over the entire hull. THEN, I'll put my batteries WAY forward so the boat will be plowing water. The added weight of the epoxy and foam in the bow will help, too. I'll mover the LiPo's back little bits at a time until I find the best CG point. I'm going to see this hull do over 70mph. After all that, I'll have to decide whether I still want to sell it or not. I certainly will never get back the $$$ and time invested in it.

[Mxkid261]

Did you ever pour epoxy in the tips and transom of this one? My buddy just got a v2 and we stripped it down for an inlay and want to epoxy the tips and transom just not sure how much to put in the tips

[lt130th]

Did you ever pour epoxy in the tips and transom of this one? My buddy just got a v2 and we stripped it down for an inlay and want to epoxy the tips and transom just not sure how much to put in the tips

Life has been pretty busy for me in the last year to year & a half. This boat has sat in the same condition since the blow-over. I poured epoxy in the transom extension on the initial build (there are pic's in this thread) for this hull, and I posted pic's of the epoxy pour I did in the transom of a Fightercat Daytona repair (in this same forum). I haven't poured epoxy in the tips of this Geico, but I have in other 36" cats. You only need enough epoxy to fill just beyond the front seam. If you feel like it's too much epoxy or too much weight, you can try inserting some type of displacement into the epoxy in the tip (like a cardboard tube wrapped in a releasing film or similar). Pull the displacement out after the epoxy cures, leaving a cavity. I followed advice from others on placing the hull into a bucket of cool water while the epoxy cures in the tips. This helps draw some of the heat away. Good luck.

[Mxkid261]

Awesome thanks alot, we'll pour until its just past the front deck seam like you said, he wants it to be sturdy so that'd probably be best for it